In reflection on our gin and vermouth producing countries, Here and There, I would like you to comment on your observations of how trade within a country and/or between two countries works best.  How could either country maximize the number of martinis it can produce, either alone or in trade with the other.  Who ends up most advantaged by a trade scenario?  How would this affect the workers of Here and There?  The companies producing gin and vermouth?  The government of Here and There?   Would free trade between Here and There be best?  What would need to be done to make the trade between the two produce an "equal" result so that they both benefit relatively equally from trading?  I will post a copy of the exercise on the Weebly website in case you want to  "crunch the numbers" again.  You can never have too much math!!

This week we have been discussing Globalization--what it is, how it manifests itself and how Thomas Friedman's concept of The World is Flat plays into making our world progressively smaller.  On this blog posting, I would like to hear your comments on whether you think Globalization is a good process or whether it has some problems associated with it.  Please keep your comments to approximately one paragraph and try not to repeat too much of what other students have already posted.